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Summary: Plenty of poses
Review: I'm writing this from the standpoint of the model, not an artist. Having recently gotten into figure modeling I need a reference book that would give me a broad variety of poses to use for myself. This book is perfect for that. Whether you're an artist or a model this is a great reference. There is basically no text at all - this is NOT a "how to draw" book at all - it is simply 200+ pages of different poses. There are sections for: standing poses, seated poses, reclining poses, kneeling poses, poses using a stool, action poses, pregnant poses & unusual poses. The photography, in general, is good, and many images are a full 8x10. There aren't as many male poses/pictures in the book, but since most of the poses work for male or female, it didn't really matter.
If you're looking for a book filled with poses - as an artist or a model - this is perfect!
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Summary: The Nude Figure
Review: If you are looking for a book with a vast array of different poses then this book is for you. But unfortunately, because of the number of different poses presented, they did not include different angles of the same pose. What I liked about this book was that many different models of somewhat varying body types were used. The fault that I find with this book is the relative lack of male reference photos. It seems that only about 10% of the pictures are of males. So, if you want a good reference book for the female figure with many different poses represented then this book is a very good choice. If you are looking for a good reference for the male figure then look elsewhere.
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Summary: Not for artists looking for poses!
Review: The author of the book said he wanted to go for aesthetically pleasing, but figured artists wanted more on visibility. He would've done so much better going with his first choice! I wanted a good book of poses, and have yet to get one picture out of the book! Most of the poses in this book weren't pleasing to the eye at all. The models are all young, thin people in ridiculous, often painful looking poses. A little variety would've been great, too, and the two photos of pregnant women in there don't count for much. There are no old people, fat people, or even normal sized people! There are, however, an archive of the worst poses I've seen to date. Do yourself a favor and go get a good book like Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet or Virtual Pose 2 by Mario Henri Chakkour. You'll actually get some use out of them.
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Summary: Not for artists looking for poses!
Review: The author of the book said he wanted to go for aesthetically pleasing, but figured artists wanted more on visibility. He would've done so much better going with his first choice! I wanted a good book of poses, and have yet to get one picture out of the book! Most of the poses in this book weren't pleasing to the eye at all. The models are all young, thin people in ridiculous, often painful looking poses. A little variety would've been great, too, and the two photos of pregnant women in there don't count for much. There are no old people, fat people, or even normal sized people! There are, however, an archive of the worst poses I've seen to date. Do yourself a favor and go get a good book like Anatomy for the Artist by Sarah Simblet or Virtual Pose 2 by Mario Henri Chakkour. You'll actually get some use out of them.
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Summary: Realistic, yet attrictive models in a variety of poses
Review: The models presented within this book are models I would use in my own drawings. Excellent. The best collection of attractive yet realistic models I have seen to date. The only problem is each pose is restricted to one angle. But I believe the sheer number of poses definately makes up for this one problem.
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Summary: Only ordinary
Review: The one thing this book contributes is variety, at least a little. As pointed out elsewhere, the models are all young. Still, there are a few different men and women with interesting differences between them. The fact of having a pregnant model at all is distinctive - pregnancy could be a topic for a whole pose book itself. Blacks, Asians, New World faces and others are also conspicuous by their absence, but that's true of most other pose books as well.This book has some value, but isn't the hardest-working book on the shelf.
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Summary: Good for what it is
Review: The photos could be a bit sharper, but if you're like me and don't have ready access to a live model it makes a decent resource for figure drawing practice. Most of the "pose file" books I've seen have flaws in one way or another (pictures are too small, contrast isn't very good, etc.), but this is one of the better ones, relatively speaking. The photos are at least large enough to see, with most either full or half page.
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Summary: Good for what it is
Review: The photos could be a bit sharper, but if you're like me and don't have ready access to a live model it makes a decent resource for figure drawing practice. Most of the "pose file" books I've seen have flaws in one way or another (pictures are too small, contrast isn't very good, etc.), but this is one of the better ones, relatively speaking. The photos are at least large enough to see, with most either full or half page.
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Summary: Good for what it is
Review: The photos could be a bit sharper, but if you're like me and don't have ready access to a live model it makes a decent resource for figure drawing practice. Most of the "pose file" books I've seen have flaws in one way or another (pictures are too small, contrast isn't very good, etc.), but this is one of the better ones, relatively speaking. The photos are at least large enough to see, with most either full or half page.
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Summary: good photos - more angles needed
Review: The type of book I was looking for in sculpture except you get only one angle of each pose. For sculpture I would like to have a minimus of 4 angles and preferably 8. Great variety of poses and action. A good book.
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